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BRADY McCOMBS and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Governor concedes Church worries on ‘conversion therapy’ ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday that concerns from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about a perceived lack of safeguards for religious beliefs in a proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy raise legitimate questions, but he thinks they can be resolved. The Republican governor said at his […]
7 years ago
Firefighters confer while battling the Kincade Fire near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24,...
JOCELYN GECKER and NOAH BERGER,  Associated Press

Thousands ordered to leave as Northern California fire rages

Powerful winds are driving a fast-moving fire in Northern California's wine country. Two-thousand people were told to leave homes and businesses on Thursday.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

South Jordan City: Water isn’t an immediate health issue

South Jordan City authorities are telling residents that water is not a source for resident health concerns.  This coming after some residents were complaining about getting rashes.  Crews tested 30 different elements at 20 sites over two days, according to a press release sent out Wednesday night.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Tax restructuring proposals get pushback at public hearing

Business owners say many of the tax reform proposals on the table would hurt both them and their customers. Here's what you need to know.
7 years ago
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper arrives at t...
Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN

Republicans storm impeachment inquiry deposition in House Intel hearing room

Roughly two-dozen House Republicans on Wednesday stormed a closed-door deposition in secure House Intelligence Committee spaces to rail against the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, a political stunt ratcheting up the GOP complaints about the process that threw the deposition into doubt.
7 years ago
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Nicole Gaouette, CNN

President Trump announces end to Turkey sanctions in Syria statement

"Let someone else fight over this long-bloodstained sand," Mr. Trump said, but added that some US troops would remain to protect oil in Syria.
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Men’s homeless resource center set to overflow, even before it opens

Currently, there are about 400 men sleeping at the Road Home shelter. The new men's homeless resource center in South Salt Lake has 300 beds. 
7 years ago
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CNN

House passes bill making animal cruelty a federal felony

House lawmakers have passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony.
7 years ago
Ambassador William Taylor, is escorted by U.S. Capitol Police as he arrives to testify before House...
NANCY BENAC Associated Press

The diplomat took notes. Then he told a story.

A secret cable. A disembodied voice. A coded threat. William Taylor, a career diplomat, went behind closed doors in the basement of the Capitol on Tuesday and told a tale that added up to the ultimate oxymoron — a 10-hour bureaucratic thriller.
7 years ago
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MARCY GORDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press

Zuckerberg appears in Congress as Facebook faces scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is again appearing before Congress to face questions about his company’s massive market power, privacy lapses and tolerance of speech deemed false or hateful. Zuckerberg has been summoned to testify at a hearing Wednesday by the House Financial Services Committee on Facebook’s plan to create a global digital […]
7 years ago
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Zoi Walker

Layton considers zoning changes to make way for medical marijuana

The city of Layton, Utah, is considering a zoning change to allow the city to legally grow medical cannabis.
7 years ago
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Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Study finds US public land workers facing assaults, threats

Even a routine traffic stop or collection of a park entrance fee can be enough to trigger an assault or threat on public lands workers, the report found.
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Political analysts say low approval numbers not a concern for Lee, Romney yet

Are the low approval ratings for Senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney something they should be worried about?  Some analysts say, for now… probably not.
7 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Ten people charged with violence during Inland Port protest

The Salt Lake County District Attorney's office filed criminal charges against ten people in a July protest over the planned Inland Port.
7 years ago
Image of Lauren McCluskey, who was killed six years ago on the campus of the University of Utah. He...
Paul Nelson

Utah students protest police in McCluskey case

Tuesday marks the anniversary of the murder of Utah track star Lauren McCluskey. Over 100 students protested outside the university president’s office.
7 years ago
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BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer

Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020

The creator of Facebook has announced multiple new efforts to thwart the perpetuation of fake news.
7 years ago
Connell O'Donovan talks with Preston Hilburn before a press conference to announce a new bill calle...
Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Utah regulators won’t release reaction to ‘conversion therapy’ rule

The Utah regulatory agency considering a ban on "conversion therapy" is refusing to release a final tally of how many public comments supported the rule.
7 years ago
Mitt Romney Campaigns In Wisconsin And Ohio
IN FLIGHT- NOVEMBER 02: Republican presidential candida...
Colby Walker and Mary Richards

Meet Pierre Delecto, Mitt Romney’s 8 year old ‘secret’ Twitter account

Utah senator Mitt Romney says he has a fake twitter account and now we know what it is. The Senator says he wanted a way to quietly keep an eye on politics as well as late-night comedians and athletes.
7 years ago
A high frequency sonar image of the flagship Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi is shown aboard the re...
CALEB JONES Associated Press

Researchers find second warship from WWII Battle of Midway

A crew of deep-sea explorers and historians looking for lost World War II warships have found a second Japanese aircraft carrier that went down in the historic Battle of Midway.
7 years ago
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JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

UK’s Boris Johnson set to push for vote on EU divorce bill

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to push for a vote on his European Union divorce deal on Monday, as Parliament geared up for a week of guerrilla warfare over Brexit.
7 years ago
FILE - This June 2, 2017, file image made from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. ...
ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump scraps plan to host G-7 at his Doral golf resort

Responding to stinging criticism, President Donald Trump has abruptly reversed his plan to hold the next year's Group of Seven world leaders' meeting at his Doral golf resort in Florida.
7 years ago
A protester kicks a tear gas canister launched by police during a protest in Santiago, Chile, Satur...
Associated Press

Chile’s president rolls back subway fare hike amid protests

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Saturday announced the repeal of a subway fare hike that had prompted violent student protests.
7 years ago
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Trailblazing Women of Park Ridge event ...
Associated Press

38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe

The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people
7 years ago
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump displays the $1.5 trillion tax ove...
Associated Press

Trump outstripping Obama on pace of executive orders

Pres. Trump surpassed Obama's third-year total when, in the last two weeks, he issued five executive orders relating to Medicare, government transparency, federal spending and imposing sanctions on Turkish officials.
7 years ago